Unsportsmanlike?

[IAABO_Ref]

Originally posted by Grail
I did have a few words for my partner after the game. I phrased them with, "lets break the play down" and then we discussed.

I agree whole heartedly that a T was not warranted.

Now lets add a wrinkle (actually happened). When white batted the ball towards blue, the ball rolled 12 feet back to the wall because blue wouldn't take the ball. I believe that White would have left the ball alone had my partner been counting, but after they caused it to roll to the wall, could he have given a delay warning? If he does, the clock stops and Blue has to inbound giving White an unmerited advantage. Could he have T'd white for delay, thus negating the benefit caused by just giving a warning?

Case Book 9-2-11 Comment:

In situations with the clock running and FIVE or LESS seconds left in the game, a throw-in plane violation or interfering with the ball following a goal should be IGNORED if its only purpose is to stop the clock. However, if the tactic in any way interferes with the thrower’s efforts to make a throw-in, a technical foul for delay shall be called even though no previous warning had been issued. In this situation, if the official stopped the clock and issued a team warning, it would allow the team to benefit from the tactic.

There was seven seconds to go in the game so this doesn’t apply at all. This comment is when blue wouldn’t have to inbound the ball prior to time expiring, not the case here. Next white didn’t do it to try to stop the clock, but they were trying to get blue to inbound the ball. Next blue was making no attempt to inbound the ball so they couldn’t interfere with a thrower’s effort. By the same comment you quoted you would only ignore the delay even if there was five seconds or less to go.

So you couldn’t issue a “T” to white unless it was there second such delay.